He got his early education from Aitchison College at Lahore and then joined the Royal Pakistan Army as a 2nd Lieutenant on 25 November 1948. During this time, he received a military education from the Royal Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, India; Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul; Royal Pakistan Artillery School, Nowshera; and the Royal Artillery School, Larkhill, Wilts.
He became Inspector General of the School of Artillery and was promoted to rank of Lieutenant-General in 1978. He became commander of 5th Corps in Karachi from 1978 to 1980. During this time, he also served as martial law administrator Zone D (Baluchistan) in General Zia ul Haq.
He also served as Governor of Sind from 1978 until his retirement in 1984. He received the Nishan-i-Pakistan, Hilal-i-Imtiaz.
He married Begum Yasmin Sultana, daughter of Mir Maqbul Mahmud, in Lahore on 27 February 1960. He died from heart failure at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 21 March 2002. He is buried at Nawabi Cemetery, Fort Derawar. He had one son and two daughters.
He became Inspector General of the School of Artillery and was promoted to rank of Lieutenant-General in 1978. He became commander of 5th Corps in Karachi from 1978 to 1980. During this time, he also served as martial law administrator Zone D (Baluchistan) in General Zia ul Haq.
He also served as Governor of Sind from 1978 until his retirement in 1984. He received the Nishan-i-Pakistan, Hilal-i-Imtiaz.
He married Begum Yasmin Sultana, daughter of Mir Maqbul Mahmud, in Lahore on 27 February 1960. He died from heart failure at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 21 March 2002. He is buried at Nawabi Cemetery, Fort Derawar. He had one son and two daughters.
He got his early education from Aitchison College at Lahore and then joined the Royal Pakistan Army as a 2nd Lieutenant on 25 November 1948. During this time, he received a military education from the Royal Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, India; Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul; Royal Pakistan Artillery School, Nowshera; and the Royal Artillery School, Larkhill, Wilts.
He became Inspector General of the School of Artillery and was promoted to rank of Lieutenant-General in 1978. He became commander of 5th Corps in Karachi from 1978 to 1980. During this time, he also served as martial law administrator Zone D (Baluchistan) in General Zia ul Haq.
He also served as Governor of Sind from 1978 until his retirement in 1984. He received the Nishan-i-Pakistan, Hilal-i-Imtiaz.
He married Begum Yasmin Sultana, daughter of Mir Maqbul Mahmud, in Lahore on 27 February 1960. He died from heart failure at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 21 March 2002. He is buried at Nawabi Cemetery, Fort Derawar. He had one son and two daughters.
He became Inspector General of the School of Artillery and was promoted to rank of Lieutenant-General in 1978. He became commander of 5th Corps in Karachi from 1978 to 1980. During this time, he also served as martial law administrator Zone D (Baluchistan) in General Zia ul Haq.
He also served as Governor of Sind from 1978 until his retirement in 1984. He received the Nishan-i-Pakistan, Hilal-i-Imtiaz.
He married Begum Yasmin Sultana, daughter of Mir Maqbul Mahmud, in Lahore on 27 February 1960. He died from heart failure at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 21 March 2002. He is buried at Nawabi Cemetery, Fort Derawar. He had one son and two daughters.
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